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page_title: "Parallels Builder"
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---
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# Parallels Builder
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The Parallels builder is able to create [Parallels Desktop for Mac](http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) virtual machines and export them in the PVM format.
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Packer actually comes with multiple builders able to create Parallels
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machines, depending on the strategy you want to use to build the image.
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Packer supports the following Parallels builders:
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* [parallels-iso](/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html) - Starts from
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an ISO file, creates a brand new Parallels VM, installs an OS,
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provisions software within the OS, then exports that machine to create
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an image. This is best for people who want to start from scratch.
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* [parallels-pvm](/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html) - This builder
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imports an existing PVM file, runs provisioners on top of that VM,
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and exports that machine to create an image. This is best if you have
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an existing Parallels VM export you want to use as the source. As an
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additional benefit, you can feed the artifact of this builder back into
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itself to iterate on a machine.
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## Requirements
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In addition to [Parallels Desktop for Mac](http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) this requires:
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- [Parallels Virtualization SDK 9 for Mac](http://download.parallels.com//desktop/v9/pde.hf1/ParallelsVirtualizationSDK-9.0.24172.951362.dmg)
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- [prl-utils](https://github.com/rickard-von-essen/prl-utils/)
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The SDK can be installed by downloading and following the instructions in the dmg. The easiest way to install _prl-utils_ is using [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)
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```
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brew tap rickard-von-essen/homebrew-formulae
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brew install --HEAD prl-utils
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```
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